Cochran, Wicker Support Concealed Carry Reciprocity – Bill S.446

Mississippi Senators Back Bill to Extend Concealed Carry Permit Privileges Across State Lines.

Sen. Thad Cochran (Right) With Sen. Roger Wicker Thad Cochran

WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced their support of legislation to provide greater consistency across state lines for Americans with concealed carry privileges.

The Senators are original cosponsors of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.446), which would allow people with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that also has concealed carry laws. Under current law, concealed carry permits are not transferrable between states leading to unnecessary and duplicative permitting requirements.

The legislation is sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.).

“This legislation is intended to bring some common sense to concealed carry rights. It takes into account states’ rights while allowing law-abiding gun owners to take their concealed permit privileges with them to states that have similar laws,” Cochran said.

“This bill would protect state authority when it comes to concealed carry permits,” Wicker said. “It would also give law-abiding gun owners the convenience of using their permits in other states that have concealed carry laws. In addition to protecting our second amendment freedoms, I will continue to support sensible measures for gun owners to exercise their rights lawfully.”